The Civil War & Reconstruction

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#533- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Thirty-first) Jul 12, 2026

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In which we set the Atlanta Campaign within the larger context of what was happening in the war during the summer of 1864.

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#531- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-ninth) Jun 22, 2026

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In which the Federals get across the Chattahoochee, and Joe Johnston abandons the Shoup Line.

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#530- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-eighth) Jun 08, 2026

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The Federals reach the Chattahoochee River, the last natural obstacle between them and Atlanta.

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#529- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-seventh) Jun 01, 2026

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In which we perform a postmortem on the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain to analyze Sherman's decision to order an attack on the Confederates' works on June 27, 1864.

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#528- JOE WHEELER IN BLUE & GRAY May 24, 2026

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In which we look at the life of Joseph Wheeler, who was a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War and a US Army general during the Spanish-American War.

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#527- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-sixth) May 10, 2026

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In which the two-week long standoff at Kennesaw Mountain comes to an end as Sherman moves to flank the Confederates and, in response, Joe Johnston pulls the Army of Tennessee out of its lines and withdraws to a new position.

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#526- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-fifth) Apr 27, 2026

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In which it's a race to see if we can finish recording the episode before Tracy's voice gives out (she's been sick).

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#525- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-fourth) Apr 19, 2026

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In which Sherman takes stock of the lessons learned from the failed Federal frontal attacks on the Confederate lines at Kennesaw Mountain and decides to switch strategies.

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#524- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-third) Apr 12, 2026

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In which we wrap-up our look at the Federal assault on the Dead Angle at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864.

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#523- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-second) Mar 30, 2026

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In which we start to look at the fierce fighting for the Dead Angle at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia on June 27, 1864.

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